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| 50 Years of Peter Benchley's Behemoth, Jaws |
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by Anthony Aycock
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Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the movie that changed movies. This year, that honor goes to the novel on which it was based. The beach read of the summer of 1974, Peter Benchley's Jaws captured "the angst of a generation." It became a bestseller and changed the public's attitude toward sharks, a fact that filled the conservationist Benchley with regret in later years. Here are some of the best information sources for Jaws, sharks, and the ocean. |
| The Footsore Searcher Visits ALA Annual 2024 |
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by Marydee Ojala
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| The exhibit hall at ALA's annual conference is always overwhelming. This year in San Diego was no exception, with 602 companies, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies eager to show their best faces to the 8,000-plus librarians in attendance. For attendees, the advice to "wear comfortable shoes" was never more appropriate. Resurrecting the nom de plume of the Footsore Searcher, I embarked on a journey of discovery in the vast Library Marketplace, as ALA calls its exhibit hall. |
Weekly News Digests |
| Elsevier and The Physiological Society Prep New Journals in the Emerging Areas of Nutritional Physiology and Precision Medicine |
| The Journal of Nutritional Physiology and The Journal of Precision Medicine: Health and Disease will start accepting submissions in fall 2024, with the first papers planned for publication in early 2025. |
| Grambling State University Marks the Historic Opening of Its New Digital Library and Learning Commons |
| Grambling State University (GSU) unveiled a 50,000-square-foot facility that "is designed to support all aspects of learning." |
| The Knight Foundation Looks at Americans' Attitudes Toward Book Restrictions in Public Schools |
| The Knight Foundation released the results of a study from the Knight Free Expression Research Series. "Americans' Views on Book Restrictions in U.S. Public Schools" is based on a survey of a random national sample of 4,500-plus adults. |
| The Verge Explores the Future of Easily Accessible AI Image Editing |
| Sarah Jeong, features editor for The Verge, writes in "No One's Ready for This" that users of "the latest model of Google's flagship phone … will have access to the easiest, breeziest user interface for top-tier lies. ... This is all but certain to become the norm." |
| Checking In on the Aftermath of the British Library Ransomware Attack |
| Jasper Hamill writes the article "British Library Reveals £400,000 Plan to Rebuild After 'Catastrophic' Ransomware Attack" for The Stack. |
NewsBreaks |
| Is AI Your Ally? An Interview With Rochelle Grayson |
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by Dave Shumaker
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| Rochelle Grayson has worked in a variety of media, publishing, and technology organizations, founded or co-founded several startups, and, since 2011, has been associated with the business school at the University of British Columbia. I heard her on the webinar Beyond Publishing: Why AI Is Your Ally. Afterward, I thought NewsBreak readers would appreciate the opportunity to learn more about her work. |
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